Now that Andy Roddick is married, it has fallen on Fernando Verdasco to uphold the image of the men’s tennis tour and acquire the most glamorous girlfriends. Ladies man: Fernando Verdasco of Spain completes his latest conquest on the tennis court, against Kristof Vliegen Photo: REUTERS The No 7 seed, and Spain’s highest-ranked player in the tournament in Rafael Nadal’s absence, has so far carried off his duties with determination befitting the responsibility, with any number of models and even Ana Ivanovic among his conquests. Even so, it was quite a surprise when he was asked by one reporter, ostensibly there to question him about his 7-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 win over Kristof Vliegen, whether it was true that he had telephoned the 15-year-old Laura Robson to console her after she lost her first-round match on Monday. “Who?”... [read full story]
